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PAWG-2019-aug-12-003 by Ed Wells, on Flickr
PAWG-2019-aug-12-001 by Ed Wells, on Flickr
Not yet, sorry. Making some adjustments to the FSX version so it's works in P3D. Also recompiling the winter seasonal texture to match the "Hard Winter" time frame. There are two winter seasons: early winter (my name for it) that just shows bare trees and brown ground coloration. . .Hard Winter, which isn't actually recognized as a "Season" but it displays the winter ground cover and unfortunately, depending on where you live it would be different, but for Wrangell it appears to cover December, January and February.
. We never cater there anyway. Wrangell is served in a point-to-point flight sequence called the milk run: either Ketchikan-Wrangell-Petersburg-Juneau, or the reverse. Segments average about 20 minutes flight time . So, no catering. Plus, we park in that white box facing NW, parallel to ther runway, so the catering truck is in the way. Maybe replace it with a set of stairs? Those would be sitting there waiting for the jet.
Great info, thanks. I'll go back in and start pruning a bit, lolSorry, just getting caught up now.
In general, looks really good! The only critique I could make is that it still feels kinda busy. I understand that adds interest from a scenery design and user standpoint, but if you're looking for a comparison to reality, the Wrangell airport is really sleepy. I know you're picturing that it can't be that empty considering it gets airline service, but things are different up there. There are no roads to Wrangell island, remember: every vehicle there had to be shipped in. And there's not really many places to go on that island, so there aren't many cars. There's not much in the way of ground equipment either, in terms of tugs etc. Maybe one baggage cart, and 2 fuel trucks, one 100LL and one jet fuel (we usually carry through fuel, but can fuel there if necessary.) There would definitely be less cars in the parking lot, maybe half those or less.
Specifically, the catering truck is out of place. I guarentee no one has ever shipped a catering truck to Wrangell island
The only other thing I could think of would be a smaller scissor lift, like a mini catering truck, to enplane/deplane folks who can't handle stairs.
So those are just nit-picks for folks interested in the small details. Really, overall, you've done a great job. The landclass and vegetation state looks great, buildings look great. It's just a weird place if you aren't used to southeast Alaska!
I rarely have the opportunity to have someone test out a scenery I've done that has first hand knowledge of the airport, let alone someone who flies into the airport on a fairly regular basis. Do you use FSX or P3D?You know, I just glanced at Google Earth to make sure I was picturing things correctly, and I don't know... vehicle-wise, your rendition looks pretty close. I just know that Wrangell always has this sleepy, half-deserted feel to me, but maybe that has to do with the desolate and wild surroundings. Your screen shots just give me more of a "bustling" feel that the real place doesn't seem to have, but we're getting subjective now. Maybe it's more that there are too many "action" scenes taking place at once, people prepping aircraft etc.
I know the catering truck is out of place, but other than that, it's hard to put my finger on specifics when comparing it to Earth. If you wanted to send me what you've got I'd enjoy looking it over; maybe in "simulated real life" it has a different feel than the few screenshots I've seen give me. Or, maybe it's not worth that much work for one little airport at you're ready to be done with it. That I understand too
Ok, I'll send you a PM with a download link.
That's the kind of info scenery makers need more often. This scenery looks very nice as is but making it more realistic, even if that means simplifying it, is a step in the right direction. JMHOSorry, just getting caught up now.
In general, looks really good! The only critique I could make is that it still feels kinda busy. I understand that adds interest from a scenery design and user standpoint, but if you're looking for a comparison to reality, the Wrangell airport is really sleepy. I know you're picturing that it can't be that empty considering it gets airline service, but things are different up there. There are no roads to Wrangell island, remember: every vehicle there had to be shipped in. And there's not really many places to go on that island, so there aren't many cars. There's not much in the way of ground equipment either, in terms of tugs etc. Maybe one baggage cart, and 2 fuel trucks, one 100LL and one jet fuel (we usually carry through fuel, but can fuel there if necessary.) There would definitely be less cars in the parking lot, maybe half those or less.
Specifically, the catering truck is out of place. I guarentee no one has ever shipped a catering truck to Wrangell island
The only other thing I could think of would be a smaller scissor lift, like a mini catering truck, to enplane/deplane folks who can't handle stairs.
So those are just nit-picks for folks interested in the small details. Really, overall, you've done a great job. The landclass and vegetation state looks great, buildings look great. It's just a weird place if you aren't used to southeast Alaska!
